PAUL J.

WEAVER
774-364-4952
pjw5185@psu.edu

525 West Foster Avenue

State College, PA, 16801

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position in the areas of Statistics/Computer Science.

EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University
Expected Graduation date: June 2017
B.S. in Statistics, Computing option with a Minor in Music Performance
Cumulative GPA (as of Spring 15): 3.53
Relevant Coursework:
Statistics - Elementary Statistics, Introduction to Probability Theory, Applied
Regression Analysis
Computer Science - Introduction to C++, Introduction to Programming Techniques,
Intermediate Programming
Communication -Technical Writing, Effective Speech

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software Proficiencies: SAS, Minitab, Microsoft Visual Studio, jEdit, xCode, Microsoft Excel
System Proficiencies: Macintosh, PC, Linux (basic)
Programming Languages: C++, Java (basic), HTML (basic)

EXPERIENCE
Food Prep Worker
2013 - 2014
Findlay Dining Commons, Pennsylvania State University
Earned 10% performance-based raise ($7.75 to $8.50)
Responsible for preparing food efficiently and serving customers appropriately
Worked under pressure as a valuable part of a team
Sales Associate
2012 - 2014
Village Garden Center in Holden, MA
Addressed customer questions and complaints
Personally tended to the entire store - balancing the register, handling deliveries and orders,

keeping plants alive and healthy - almost always without boss supervision
Traveled to remote store locations to train new employees

Line Worker
2014 - present
California Tortilla in State College, PA
Functioned as an integral part of a team to efficiently & correctly put together orders

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of US Median Household Income
2014
Used regression analysis to analyze the effects that yearly S&P 500 index, GDP,
unemployment rate, inflation rate, and whether a republican or democrat was president
during that year (the categorical variable) had on yearly median household income in the
US
Efficiently navigated databases to find appropriate data
Worked effectively as part of a team of 6 people
Gave a 20 minute presentation communicating the teams findings to the class
Final Project - C++ Based Excel Spreadsheet
2014
Used C++ coding to build a primitive, functional spreadsheet system in ~150 lines of code.
The spreadsheet had limited capacity, but had additional functionality - rows could be

swapped, inserted, deleted, and sorted with the simple input of a command.
Worked independently to write a complicated program, and completed it punctually.

Current Coding Project - C++ Based Scientific Calculator

2015
Used C++ coding to build a more advanced, scientific calculator-like program in ~300 lines
of code. The calculator used iterators to evaluate expressions of any length while adhering
to the Order of Operations
Worked independently to write an even more complicated program, displaying my growth
as a programmer, and completed it punctually.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Junior Instructor
Holden Martial Arts in Holden, MA
Led classes of 20+ children aged 7-9 through 45 minute class periods

2009 - 2013

Dancer Relations Committee Member, THON 2015

2014 - 2015

Community Relations Committee Member, State of State 2015

2014 - 2015
Planned outreach events for the organization leading up to the organizations main
conference.
Worked as part of a small group of people (4) to achieve large tasks
Maintained relationships with previous event sponsors, while reaching out to new ones.

HONORS

Deans List, Spring 2014

REFERENCES
Available upon request.